ELA6+Courage+WatsonsGoToBirmingham

__The Watsons Go To Birmingham- 1963__ Christopher Paul Curtis toc

Questions for __The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963__

=Chapter One =
 * 1) What does the title of the first chapter suggest about the main characters?
 * 2) What interesting language does the author use to describe how cold it is in Flint?
 * 3) Why did he use the language he chose?
 * 4) What does the story suggest about life?
 * 5) What does the phrase “snake in the grass” represent in this story?
 * 6) Why did the author use this phrase to describe the landlord?
 * 7) Reread the line “Byron’s mouth was frozen on the mirror! He was as stuck as a fly on flypaper!”
 * 8) What literary element does the author use in this sentence? Why did he choose to use this element?
 * 9) Why does the Dad talk southern style when relating information about the weather in Flint?
 * 10) What does “How to Survive a Blizzard Part One and Two” teach us about the relationship between the two brothers?
 * 11) Identify one person in chapter one and explain what they did that demonstrated an act of courage?